Question 1

Is The Mothman Prophecies (2002) scary?

Accepted Answer

Not particularly — The Mothman Prophecies (2002)'s appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a slow burn film, it scored 3.0/10 for fear, 7.1/10 for atmosphere, and 6.8/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

What is The Mothman Prophecies (2002)'s US theatrical release date?

Accepted Answer

The Mothman Prophecies (2002)'s US theatrical release date is January 25, 2002.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in The Mothman Prophecies (2002)?

Accepted Answer

The Mothman Prophecies (2002) has 4 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is The Mothman Prophecies (2002) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

The Mothman Prophecies (2002) is rated PG-13. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 3.0/10 for fear, 1.0/10 for gore, and 3.0/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 4 jump scares. No content warnings are on file for it.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of The Mothman Prophecies (2002)?

Accepted Answer

Richard Gere plays John Klein, Laura Linney plays Connie Mills, Will Patton plays Gordon Smallwood, Debra Messing plays Mary Klein, David Eigenberg plays Ed Fleischman, Alan Bates plays Alexander Leek, Lucinda Jenney plays Denise Smallwood, Nesbitt Blaisdell plays Chief Josh Jarrett.

Question 6

Does The Mothman Prophecies (2002) have a happy ending?

Accepted Answer

The Mothman Prophecies (2002) has a bittersweet ending on Watch Darkly's spoiler-gated ending scale.

Question 7

What are some films like The Mothman Prophecies (2002)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to The Mothman Prophecies (2002) on Watch Darkly include Solaris (2002), The Dead Zone (1983), Under the Skin (2013), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

The Mothman Prophecies

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Solaris (2002)

The Dead Zone (1983)

Under the Skin (2013)

Solaris (2002)

The Dead Zone (1983)

Under the Skin (2013)